Snowmobile driver listed as critical

€ Deputies responded to a snowmobile crash Tuesday, around 10:30 a.m. in Lovells Township on a snowmobile trail near Ski Hill Road.

Reports indicate Kendra Collins, 17, of Flint, was riding with friends when she lost control of the snowmobile she was riding and hit a large tree.

Collins was reportedly treated at the scene by the Frederic Township EMS, with assistance from Mobile Medical Response and transported to Grayling Mercy Hospital.

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Collins was later transferred by a Life Net Aero medical evacuation helicopter to St. Mary's Medical Center in Saginaw and reportedly was listed in critical condition as of Thursday morning.

Authorities reported that Collins was wearing a helmet and that neither speed nor alcohol were factors in the crash. Authorities believe operator inexperience was the primary cause of the accident.

Otsego County

Sheriff's Dept.

Snowmobile driver injured Wednesday

€ Deputies responded to a snowmobile crash Wednesday, around 7:30 p.m. on Fairgrieve Road, three-quarters of a mile east of Dagon Road in Charlton Township.

According to reports, Steven Anteau, 21, of Brownstown, was riding a 1997 Arctic Cat eastbound on Fairgrieve Road when he hit a snowbank as he entered a curve in the roadway.

Anteau's snowmobile reportedly then ran off the south side of the roadway, struck a tree and overturned.

Moderate damage was reported to Anteau's snowmobile. He sought his own treatment at Otsego Memorial Hospital where he was treated and released.

Livingston Township

crash reported

€ Danny Joles, 19, of Vanderbilt, was southbound on Old 27, one mile north of Matelski Road, Thursday, around 5:40 a.m. when he reportedly lost control of the 1997 Dodge Ram pickup he was driving.

Joles' vehicle reportedly struck a mailbox on the west side of the roadway and then a parked vehicle. The impact from the crash reportedly moved the parked vehicle which hit a nearby utility pole.

According to reports, Joles was not injured. Moderate damage was reported to his vehicle. Damage to the parked vehicle was not known.

Driver hits sign

€ Amy Peck, 17, of Gaylord, was southbound on Dickerson Road, one-half mile south of Milbocker Road in Bagley Township, Dec. 21, around 8:30 p.m. when she reportedly lost control of the 1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass she was driving.

Reports indicate Peck's vehicle hit a patch of black ice and drove off the west side of the road and struck a railroad sign, causing extensive damage to her vehicle.

Peck reportedly was not injured.

2-vehicle accident

in Charlton Township

€ Christine Supina, 62, of Comins, was stopping for a vehicle in the northbound lane of McCoy Road, one-tenth of a mile south of Big Lake Road, Dec. 22, around 9:40 a.m. when the rear end of the 2004 Ford Explorer she was driving reportedly was struck by a 1991 Ford Taurus, driven by Keith Hoolsema, 42, of Johannesburg.

Hoolsema reportedly was not able to stop in time and slid into Supina's vehicle.

Neither driver was injured. Minor damage was reported to both vehicles.

Gaylord City Police

Rollover crash

on West Main Street

€ Patrick Nelson, 18, of Gaylord, was westbound on West Main Street, just east of Murner Road, Sunday, around 12:30 a.m. when he reportedly lost control of the 2003 Jeep Wrangler he was driving.

Reports indicate Nelson's vehicle hit the curb on the north side of the road, became airborne and rolled over on a snowbank.

Neither Nelson, nor his passenger, Matthew Lake, 18, of Gaylord, were reported to be injured. Moderate damage was reported to Nelson's vehicle.

Citation issued

in rear-end crash

€ Kristen Plaunt, 21, of Cheboygan, was stopped at the northbound off ramp of I-75 at West Main Street, Dec. 24, around 1:05 p.m. when the rear end of the 2003 GMC pickup she was driving was reported to have been struck by the front of a 2004 Chrysler, driven by Bryan Schiml, 18, of Imlay City.

Neither driver was reported to be injured. Minor damage was reported to Plaunt's vehicle.

€ Sonja Hoy, 61, of Johannesburg, was stopped in the eastbound lane of West Main Street at Center Avenue, Monday, around 1 p.m. when the rear end of the 2004 Pontiac van she was driving was reportedly struck by the front of a 2001 Ford, driven by William Carey, 16, of Roscommon.

Minor damage was reported to both vehicles. Neither driver was injured according to reports.

2-vehicle accident reported

€ Ian Murphy, 25, of Gaylord, was northbound on Edelweiss Parkway at Barnyard Street, Monday, around 4:05 p.m. when the rear passenger side of the 1999 Pontiac he was driving was reportedly struck by a 1998 Buick, driven by Carol Horton, 52, of Onaway.

According to reports, Horton was making a right turn onto Edelweiss Parkway from the westbound lane of Barnyard St. and turned too wide, striking Murphy's vehicle.

Neither driver was reported to be injured. Minor damage was reported to both vehicles.

Michigan State Police

Whiteout conditions cause crash

€ Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on I-75, one-half mile north of Old 27 in Bagley Township, Dec. 24, around 10:40 a.m.

Reports indicate two northbound snowplow trucks had created whiteout conditions for Lawrence Sims, 56, of Saginaw, who was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Suburban, also northbound on I-75.

Sims reportedly slowed down and was struck from behind by a 1995 Chevrolet pickup driven by Joesph Coon, 37, of Mio.

Coon reportedly stated he was not able to see Sims slow down due to the blowing snow conditions. Moderate damage was reported to Coon's vehicle. He was not injured according to reports.

Sims, reportedly, was not injured. His vehicle sustained minor damage.